
Australia has signalled plans to tighten gun laws as the nation began mourning the victims of its worst mass shooting in nearly three decades, after a...

Australia’s landmark ban preventing children under 16 from holding social media accounts is headed for a legal showdown in the nation’s highest court, after two teenagers...

An Australian woman has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering three relatives and attempting to kill a fourth with a poisonous mushroom meal, in...

Iran has announced a downgrade in its diplomatic relations with Australia, a week after Canberra expelled the Iranian ambassador over allegations that Tehran directed two antisemitic...

Australia’s High Court has dismissed an appeal by Ben Roberts-Smith, the nation’s most decorated soldier, bringing an end to his years-long legal battle against three major...

Famed Australian crocodile wrangler and former Netflix star Matt Wright has been found guilty of lying to police and attempting to pressure a hospitalised witness following...

Australia has expelled Iran’s ambassador after accusing Tehran of orchestrating two antisemitic arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, marking the first time since World War Two...

A massive manhunt is under way in Victoria’s Alpine region after two police officers were killed and another wounded in what authorities described as a “cold-blooded...

Diplomatic ties between Israel and Australia deteriorated sharply this week after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, of betraying Israel and...

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accused Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu of being “in denial” over the consequences of the war in Gaza, as Canberra prepares...